The House Committee on Elections

81st Legislature

April 7, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

JHR 120

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On May 7, 2009, the House Committee on Elections authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Elections held on April 7, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 1, 2009, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and all necessary rules from the House floor on April 6, 2009 to add HB 2513, HB 4421, and HB 4418, the House Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smith, Todd, at 2:14 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smith, Todd; Pena; Anchia; Bonnen; Brown, Betty; Heflin (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Allen; Bohac; Harper-Brown (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

(Representative Bohac now present.)

 

SB 362

 

The chair laid out SB 362.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

(Representative Allen now present.)

 

(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB4418, HB4421

 

The chair laid out HB4418, HB4421.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measures.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 2513

 

The chair laid out HB 2513.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 362

 

The chair laid out SB 362 as pending business.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Bohac in chair.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB125, HB2335, HB2513, HB3556, HB4418, HB4421

 

The chair laid out HB125, HB2335, HB3556, and laid out HB2513, HB4418, HB4421 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain HB 3556.

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain HB 125.

 

Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute to HB 125.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain HB 2335.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to close on HB 125.

 

The committee substitute to HB 125 was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 125 was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on HB 2335.

 

HB 2335 was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on HB 2513.

 

HB 2513 was left pending without objection.

                                                                                                        

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on HB 3556.

 

HB 3556 was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on HB 4418.

 

HB 4418 was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on HB 4421.

 

HB 4421 was left pending without objection.

 

At 2:15 a.m. on April 8, 2009 on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Smith, Todd, Chair

 

 

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Steven Schar, Clerk